Tire-building machine



Oct. 30, 1928.

D. E. HENNEssY TIRE BUILDING MACHINE 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filedv May 2, 1924 DAN/EL E. HEM/Essy /NvE/v TUR EY W ATTORNEY TIRE BUILDING MACHINE)V Filed May 2, 1924 :s shee/ts-sheet 2 DAN/EL E. HENNE'SSY INVENTOR ATTORNEY 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 A TTORNEY Oct. 30, 1928.

D. E. HENNESSY TIRE BUILDING MACHINE Filed May 2. 1924 Patented Oct. 30, 19728.`

I *UNITED PATENT oFFic.

DANIELE.. HENNiissY, or MILWAUKEE; WISCONSIN. essieivoa ro was .FISK suenan coureur, or Camorra FALLS., MASSACHUSETTS.; A CoaroaaTiQN 0F Masse,-

CHUSETTS.

. Applicationled May 2,

`My invention relates to a device for forminginultifplyv strips of material such as are used in building pneumatic tire casings. My invention may be used in forming unit tread elements and the like, but is particularly adapted to the manufactureof endless multiply kbands Aof fabric used in building the tire carcass.

Bands of this character are customarily formed from strips of rubberized fabric cut to the desired Width. The fabric is bias. cut Yand of any suitable kind such as square woven fabric,vc.ord fabric, ,or thesocalled `weftlesscord fabric, all hereinafter generally refer-red to asfabric. In form-ing the bands it is highly desirable that-the edges of theplies be in alignment and that they be uniformly pressed together, and it is one object of my invention v inatically` *they strips to provide a device which will accurately align the fabric plies and uniformly unite them un# der conditions which` will Amaintain their alignment. Other objects willY appear from the specification andclainis.

In the accompanyingdrawings which illustrate .one embodiment of my invention,

Figur'el is a front elevation, s Figure 2 is a vplan view of. the structure shown-in Figure 1,V l` 'p 1 Figure 3 is a vertical section` on line 3:13 ofFigure l, i

Figure .4 is a front elevation showing an alternative form of receiving belt,

Figure 5 isa view similar to that Shown in Figure 2, ibut showing .a modified form, and

Figure 6 is a deta-ilfvew of an velement .of the registering means, i

Figures 7 to 10 inclusive ShQW ,diagramin forming the endless band, and

Y Figures il, 12and 13 llustratethree types of bands which may be formed' by my device. .Referring to the drawings, l designates the main frame .of my device, `upon which issup.- ported a table 2, `infovded with longitudinal guides 3. These-guides are transversely udjustable, by means of. slots 4 and bolts 6, ,to accommodate different Widths of fa-bric.-` `Se-V i cured to frame 1 at 8 are rearwardly extending brackets 9 provided Withtracks 10` in Which Wheels 12 of carriages 14are adapted yto travel. As shown in Figure', carriages Mare provided with arms 16, which` when the carriages V14 are .positioned ,at the forward endsof rien-Bonnin@ Mnonrnn.

1924. serial No. "110,529.

Channels l0 vextend over table 2 and in paral4 lel relation therewith.. These arms support a second tablel, provided with adjustabley guides 2O similar in every respect to guides 3. Both tablesQ and 18 are preferably 'pro-f limited by Vstops 21. The position of table 18 with respect .totable 2 Wlientlie tables are in s uperposed position may be maintained by vdeftoV tents positioned at the forward end oftracks 10 and comprising spr-ing lingers 2 2 adapted t0. :engage pins 24secured to carriages 14 as shown in Figure 6.

Mounted in suitable bearings *30 and 31 at the left hand end of iramel, as viewed vin Fig- 1,1116 l, are two pulleys 33 and 34 carrying-a'belt 36, Lthe upper run of the belt being in line with the surface of tableQ. Bearing 3l is lougif. tudnally adjustable asshown at 3.5. Guides 1 .25 are adjustab-ly mounted at 27 t0 `ove'rle a substantial portion of the belt, il,S is clearlyv shown in Figures land 2; .The-belt 3,6I runs OVQI a `Supporting @M637 supported between y ulleys 3,3 and 34 on cross pieces 88 secured to rame 1- v Arelatively heavy roll 40 rests upOl on table 37, Roll 40 is freely mounted in ,bears ings 42 slid ably Supported on rode 44 carried in standards L6 secured to yframe l. .Stripper i fingers 48, ridingxiqn suitable grooves 49 in roll 40, are supported on a cross bar y570 secured to standards 46. A guiding and strippinginelnber 5l is secured to frame l at 52 the free edge resting against the belt. Belt ,36 is conveniently driven in thedirecton of the arrow in Figure 1 by a motor 5,4, supported by the main frame ati 55` tliroiiglisprockets .56 and 57 car.-

iied respectively by the shaft of pulley 33 ,and the motor shaft and connected by sprocket chain 58.

Main frame lis .extended at 60 t0 ferma support for a splicing table 'ivbicli is pro.- vided at its ends with freelyrotatable rolls (i3 and 64 tol facilitate splcingas later described, The operationis as follows; With table 18 moved to rearward position, the operator places u strip of fabric, spliced to proper length A as shown in Figure 7 ybetween the guides 3 of table 2with` the end extending onto belt 36. Table 18 is then drawn into position over table 2 and a length of fabric B as it comes from the cutter and which is usually of less length than A is placed between guides 20 thereon. As will be evident from Figure 3 the strips of fabric will be positioned in exact' registration by guides 3 and 20. The operator then draws.V strip B vforward along table 18 and presses its forward edge E into contact with stripA in the relation shown at the left of Figure 8. The

fabric being rubberized adheres su'lliciently to maintain this relation while the operator presses .the endsl against moving belt 36 which carriespthe forward ends under roll 40. yOnce engaged between belt36 and roll the strips are drawn thereby from their rei 1" spective tables and pressed firmly together, the

guides 3, 2O,` and 26 maintaining the yalignment of the strips during this operation. The multi-ply strip thus formed is shown in Figure 8. As the plied strip leaves belt 36, the

operator reverses it over tablel 62 bringing ends Gand D together and splicing them at Due to the fact 2 is stationary and is supported by frame 1.

. by link 72, lever 73,and link 74: from foot-V Lower table 18 is provided with rollers 12 running ontracks 10 supported by frame 1, and is adapted to bereciprocated thereon pedal 75 in an obvious manner. Adjustable guides 3 and 20 are vprovided on the tables 2 and 18. When this modified structure is employed I find it expedient to -use a longer receiving belt as shown in Figui-e4. In the latter figure the ends of the fabric receiving tables appear at 2 and 18. Frame 1 is extended as shown to support a relatively long belt 3(3"moving oversupporting table 37 secured to the main frame.-y A pressing roll 40 similarin all respects to roll 40 above described is mounted adjacentthe ends of the fabric receiving table, and the beltis driven from a motor 54 supported by the frame 1. At intervals along the belt splicing tables 62 are secured to the main frame. The p operation of the modified Vform is similar to the operation previously described except that two operators are employed to lay the fabric, one for each table 2 andtl8. The operator at sliding table 18 splices the fabric strips'to proper length, while the operator at table 2 lays a length kwithout splicing and feeds the two plies onto belt 36 and under roll a0.y f Operators` at the various tables 63 remove the multi-ply` strips fromk the belt and splice them to form endless bands as previously described. f

Itwill be obvious that by variously setting guides 3 and 20 (or 3 and 20) .anydesired relation 'of the fabric yplies maybe se# cured, three types being shown in Figures 11, 12, and 13.` Figure 11 shows coinciding'plies X and Y of equal width, Figure 12 shows plies X and Y equal in width but offset, and Figure 13 shows a ply X of less width than ply Y laid symmetrically thereon. L.It willl be evident that bands of any desired` number of plies maybe formed. While I have described a particular mannerzof laying and splicing the fabric my device is in no way` restricted thereto, for example bothfplies to length before being lami taneusly draw said strips from said. tables.

2. VA device of the character described comprising relatively movable tables adapted to support strips of material in .predetermined superposed relation, means to simultaneously draw said strips from said tablesand form to maintain said predetermined relationduring the latter operation. Y j

3. A device of the character. described com'-` them into a single .laminated strip and means prising two lrelatively movable tables, adjustable guides on said tables, a b eltV adapted to receive strips of material from .said tables anda relatively heavy presser roll, mounted for free vertical movement, resting on the surface of said belt.

4. A device of the character described com-V prising a stationary table, a movable table normally positioned toperm-it free access to the stationary table, means on each ofthe tables to accurately position strips of material thereon, the movable ltable adapted` to-'be l moved to position the strip of material supported thereon in a predetermined superposed relation vto tlie'stripof material: onthesta-` tionary table. i

5. fA deviceV of the character described comprising al stationaryy table,tracks positioned below and running: at.` right angles to the length ofv the stationary table, horizontally positioned U-shaped supports the lower members of which are provided with rolls `runp ning on said tracks', asecond table mounted on the upper membersof the U-shaped supports, the upper end lower members offsaid supports adapted to embrace'the stationaryy table to position said secondtable in predetermined superposed relation to said stationary table.

6. A band building devies( Qomprisinga driven belt, relatively stationary; means, positioned at one end of the belt, adapted to support a plurality of strips of fabric in the rela.- tive position they are to occupy in the finished band and to deliver the soi-positioned strips to the belt simultaneously, and a, presser roll beneath which the strips are carriedl by the belt. v

7. A device of the character described comprising two relatively movable'l tables, a, belt adapted to receive strips of material from` said tables, and a relatively'heavy presser Vnaine l to the lresting on the surface of the belt.

v8. A band building device Comprising a 4driven belt, relatively stationary means, positioned at one end of the belt, adapted tosup- :port a plurality of superposed strips of band material and to deliver the latter to the belt,` and a presser roll beneath which the lstrips are carried by the belt. p,

In testimony whereof I have signed my above specification.

DANIEL E.l HENNESSY.

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